One of my biggest pet peeves around Easter is when usually safe chocolates come out with Easter eggs that are not safe!

I.E. Coffee Crisp eggs! I know I'm an adult and I read the labels on everything, but I always think that for a child they may think "Coffee Crisp is safe, so I can eat this egg". I feel like safe things should ALWAYS be safe.

_________________Cassandra 24 years old.Allergic to peanuts/most treenuts, cats and dogs.Grew out of lactose intolerance.

I agree! I was in the store the other day and picked up every single package of easter chocolate and I can't have one! I don't see why TN or PN are even in those factories to begin with they're not necessary to the production. I think this is another example of big companies covering their butts so they don't have to test things to guarantee their customer's safety. I feel bad for the kids who can't experience the easter candy like others. It's not fair to them

I know.....as soon as I saw the Easter stuff out it made me sigh. I commented to a family member that this food to food to food holiday focus is exhausting ...her reply..."well some of us love it". NICE, especially when referring to her 4 year old nephew over her own 43 year old snack urges.
sorry...vent over

That's why I order the chocolate bunnies from Guardian Angel! No dairy, peanuts, tree nuts or eggs! Kind of expensive once you factor in shipping to the West, but my ds loves them, and I order the same one for my non-allergic daughter. I used to try and make my own, but they never turned out that well...

It's sooooo hard to find dairy-free chocolate. I wish Guardian Angel would start to stock their products outside of Ontario and Quebec.

I know.....as soon as I saw the Easter stuff out it made me sigh. I commented to a family member that this food to food to food holiday focus is exhausting ...her reply..."well some of us love it". NICE, especially when referring to her 4 year old nephew over her own 43 year old snack urges.
sorry...vent over

Simply ignorant. It really does feel like we go from one food holiday to another and while summer does not have any official "food holidays" it is our social time which of course includes food

Thankfully your 4 year old has more tact than she does...

_________________me: allergic to crustaceans plus environmental
teenager: allergic to hazelnuts, some other foods and environmental

"well some of us love it". NICE, especially when referring to her 4 year old nephew over her own 43 year old snack urges.

Some of us would "love it" if food manufacturers realized that you make little kids and whole families feel excluded with these pretty but untouchable displays. Bravo to Guardian Angel and others like them.

*sigh* I know! Maynards has some safe Easter goodies! Just their usual gummies in different shapes.

I still don't understand why there is so much junk food around the holidays! And it's at the stores a month before the holiday. Who is buying Easter treats four weeks early? Or Christmas treats the day after Hallowe'en?

I'm sticking to homemade carrot cake! Delicious and fun.

We use plastic eggs filled with non-food treats (plant seeds, fake flowers, rings, bracelets, etc.), which seems to be just fine for the girls in my Brownie unit!

_________________anaphylaxis to tree nuts and peanuts; asthmatic, dairy intolerant, vegan
other family members allergic to to dairy, egg, peanut, peach, banana, sesame, environmentals

Great ideas about the non-food items. We always put coins in some too. Lots of quarters, a few loonies. When I was a kid the goal was to find the one that was the most hidden as it always had the most money in it - no idea if that was a dollar or five or ??

_________________me: allergic to crustaceans plus environmental
teenager: allergic to hazelnuts, some other foods and environmental

Peeps marshmallows chicks have been nut, milk and egg free the last few years and a real hit at our home. I haven't looked at them yet this year to check the labelling.

_________________13 year old daughter -- lives with life-threatening allergies to milk, tree nuts and peanuts; seasonal allergies (birch, maple, ragweed); pet allergies; asthma; and eczema10 year old son - no allergies

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